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Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Melville, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC located?
Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Melville, NY, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 147420.
How much does Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC manage?
Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC reports $319,865,217 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026 (96% discretionary).
How have Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $151,203,908 in the October 2021 data and $319,865,217 in the October 2026 data, up 112%. Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (115); high net worth individuals (60); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (8).
Which custodians does Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC use?
Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Pershing LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/147420
What changed in Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Added an office in Houston, TX. Added an office in New York, NY. No longer lists an office in New York City, NY.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated August 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$319,865,217 as of October 2026, filing dated August 18, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 26.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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5 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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10 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $319,865,217 | 26 | August 18, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $265,466,991 | 20 | June 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $227,962,725 | 14 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $174,623,891 | 14 | March 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $166,171,796 | 10 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $151,203,908 | 13 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $151,203,908 in the October 2021 data and $319,865,217 in the October 2026 data, up 112%.
Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- September 2026
- Added an office in Houston, TX.
- Added an office in New York, NY.
- No longer lists an office in New York City, NY.
- June 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in UT.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 26.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $265,466,991 to $319,865,217 (+20%).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC (CRD 147420): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lantern-wealth-advisors-llc-melville-ny-147420